WW2 Propaganda and Posters

The 1940's cover of The 4 favorites

When the US became involved in WW2 in 1941-1945 the use of Propaganda and war posters was crucial to the increase of support for the war and the victory of the Allied nations. Using a wide variety of media including posters, war propaganda in newspapers, comic books, movies and even on the radio, the civilian morale of the country was raised. Propaganda in WW2 encouraged citizens to be more efficient in factories(producing products for military) and display patriotism by buying war bonds(giving money to military for a return with interest later on). A majority of American propaganda showed the opposing countries as "evil forces" which many people believed was true and in the case of the Nazis it was. Many posters were produced and most of them had a theme including conservation, recruiting, home efforts and secrecy. Posters were mostly placed in places without paid advertisements like post offices, railroads, schools, restaurants, stores, etc. The Office of War Information (OWI) Bureau of Graphics was the government agency in charge of producing and distributing propaganda posters. Unlike many other countries, the US propaganda focused mainly on Duty, Patriotism and efforts in the US to help aid the war effort, whereas other countries tended to focus primarily on hatred of the enemy. Almost 200,000 different poster designs were printed during WW2. Propaganda was even utilized in comic books, many comics introduced war themes like Little Orphan Annie and Terry and the pirates. In a 1940's edition of Superman, Superman attacks the German West wall.

A US recruiting poster originally used for WW1 became so popular that is was used again in WW2

A US propaganda poster reminding troops the tactical advantage of keeping their watches wound.

A US poster reminding people of the importance of Home efforts in America

Sources-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_propaganda_during_World_War_II
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-wwii-propaganda-posters.php